Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-30
THE ELsINoRE CHINESE.
The people Not violent, Hut the
chinese Must do.

ELsINoRE, May 27, 1887.
EplroR ALD:-Pursuant to reso-
luton adopted at preliminary meeting
Of prominent citizens of Elsinore, held in
the Office Of Mr.. F. Il. Heald. in the
forenoon Of May "a, 1887, a mass meet
Ing Of citizens was called for 7:30 P. M.
1t the new school-house, for the purpose
Of giving public expression to the senti'
meuts Of the people in regard to the
action Of . number Of our fellow-citizens
In removing certain Chinese brick'makers
from our town on Sunday last.
Accordingly the meeting was held and
the house was filled to oveInowing,
many persons having to stand ouesioe
the door for want of room in the house,
The meeting was called to order at .
O'Clock. and on motion of Mr.. Chas.
Leech Julian P. Jones, ESQ, was called
10 the chair, and on motion OF Mr.. ): ,.
Crawford. w. Il. Sloan was requested TO
act a. Secretary.
The minutes of the morning meeting
were read and approved. A committee,
consistipp of Mr.. Ferris, Mr.. Leech and
Mr., Flint, reported preamble and reso'
lutions for the consideration OF the meet
ing, On motion Of Mr.. w. ii. Town
send. the preamble was stricken out.
The resolutions were then voted on sep
arately. and were each rejected. =,
DR.. Ellis explained that he had voted
aoainst the resolutions, not that he
objected to the principles set
forth therein, but because they
did not apply to Elsinore. Our people
were q law abiding people, and no law
had been violated. The resolution
would be construed by strangers as an
acknowledgment that there was law
lessness in Elsinore, which was false,
and that was why he opposed it. The
man who furnished the slanderous state.
ment to the Los Angeles Tribune had
not disclosed his identity, but, If he was
present, be ought to have the courage
to stand up and show himself, ii he
claimed that the article was true. But
he hoped the author of that statement
was not a citizen of Elsinore, but lived
somewhere else, as he would regret to
think we had such caluminator among
US.
The Doctors speech was loudly ap-
plaudsd.
Mr.. Townsend then offered the follow
ing resolutions, which, on motion of DR..
C. L. Wright, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, First-That the people oi
Elsinore are. and have ever been, 0
peaceable and law.abiding people, and
will always oppose riot and bloodshed,
or resistance to lawfully constituted
authority.
Second-That, in the recent action by
large number of our fellow-citizens to
get rid Of Chinese laborers in our midst
there was no disposition manifested te
obstruct or oppose law or to ipjure the
Chinese either in person or property
but, on the contrary. o determination
to protect and remove them in q peacea
BILE manner, as they had expressed, not
only . willingness but desire to b'
taken away.
Third, That the article in yesterday
Los Angeles Tribune, purporting te giv'
the particulars of the Chinese affair a
tois pheoos was ktocS oionu7i anu hpc
ON the good citizens of Elsinore, pennet
by an evil disposed person with view
to injuring the fair name of our town
and people.
Fourth, That we are everlastingly
opposed to the introduction of Chimes,
in our midst, and will exhaust every
effort to exclude them, but withou
bloodshed or obstruction to the laws.
On motion of Mr.. Vernon, the Secre
tary was ordered to furnish copies o
these proceedings to the Los Angelo
papers and the Elsinore Nescs with re
quest to publish.
No further business appearing thu
meeting adjourned sine die.
JULIAN p. JONES, President.
w. e. SLOAN, Secretary.